Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) are foundational metrics used to design effective data protection, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies. RPO defines how much data loss an organization can tolerate, measured as the time between the last recoverable data point and a disruption. RTO defines how quickly systems and applications must be restored to avoid unacceptable business impact. Together, these objectives guide backup frequency, recovery architecture, and technology selection. The brief explains how RPO and RTO differ, how they relate to Recovery Point Actual (RPA) and Recovery Time Actual (RTA), and why testing and rehearsals are essential to expose gaps. Examples comparing traditional backups and replication illustrate trade-offs between

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